Fender or the like.



To (IZZ wom t m ay concern Be 1t known that L @SCAR A. Fiese, e citizen of the 'United Staes, resimg; at

Chicago, in the county or" Cook and Stare -o illinois., haie invented certain new mf.

useful Improvements in Fenders or the like, of which the ioiowing is a, descripw tion.

My invention 'beiong's co thai; er" fie Vices knewn as fenders, and. reie'ee pe-.rincelaily to an auomooiie fender, being an improvemen over #me fender si@ Wn in my atem': No. 995,3717 issueci4 June invention has among iis cbjecs ine prouction of a simple, ecien, dnrabie and satisfactory fener of the kind described that may be :ippiiecil "so any style of vehicie Without requiring special constructions or styles for ierent Vehicies.

To this end my inveniion consists in ie novel construction, arrangement and ccmbination of paris herein shown and describe :md more pe'ri'eliiariy pointed in the ciaime.

Referring fisc @ine cirewings in which like reference cherecers indicate like or corresponing paris; Figure is e pian view of the fender as appiie to en euemoioiie. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of *ne seme., e pur- `ion of the fender 'bar removes?. 3 is e secienai View miren subssanticiy mi iine 3 3 of 2. i is a secibionei View teken subsantiaily on line ife193 Fi 3. Fig. 5 ie e sectionei View ekera eubste tialy on iirie 5 5 of Fig. l, and Fig'. 6 is; e perspective View of one part of the ciamp.

Referring the drawings. 2i repreisents 'the fender er impact 015 fender and 2,--2 the vehicle frame. Trie eer l is resiientiy supported by ceiiei springe 3 erige??- img e member/il which is arranged 'be jusably dem@ er be secured the impee' bar. As moet cieariy shown in. 5, ehe clamps each comprise e. part 4f arranged ite embrace lthe bei' and e, clamping member 5 controlled by e set-screw 6 or its equiveien, the member e being provicie With e thread ed or grooved end il which is eecureci *he ehe spring 3. The opposi'e emi e each sgiiing 3I is suppored by a Z. wiiieii is #ecured tojnhe vehicle frame 2, the members i", springs 3 and clamping memeere een/- ably heiciing pririruig pac-b Dari. 'im rie o S similar to part 4:, e time the Spui may be posiiioned n as en Sine L imi sion ill. nne merrrijers s ere 1 5 1 I rrame by m ne o wie ec lll, and te even: "me e ther-wen@ "v i2 :imi i" from roti oher, upon. the vibreiion anc the el'iensien i3 'frame 2 prevents the 1 about the boit 11i in Enereby seeureiy miie he impec@ in impact bar .1.1,

position.

Having time .escriief mj! in'venibiezrf, iii: :ie Obvious diet various 'i gaedi'ee tiene be mairie in ziie s rrem, ne sp en ri,

do nce men ee f eci cons l errer-'rigori shown el enweging1 -Lce.,1rnr` .in is curing Sein. ifzie veiiicie :rrcme Wicii said *Eacee in eperetive engegemen'.

2. iii. vehicle 'ener comprising en iinpae; bar, anci means cr supporting seiri ber' frere 'nhe vehicie freine., cem'prieingg e jire, peri; on sair frame 'proviceri wirk serre'eri reci@ emi ejueteiaie copereing pere vided with a. serrated. fece, for eecur e.

ing. seid adjusts-.bie cepereing peri; @o

frame with its serrated face engaging the similarly formed face on said xed part, and a s ring having one end secured to the bar an the opposite end secured to said c0- operating part.

3. A vehicle' fender comprising an impact bar and means .for supporting said bar,

vsaid means comprising a part on the frame at each side of the vehicle provided-With a serrated face, means coperating with the frame for limiting the movement of said parts, an adjustable coperating part for each of said first mentioned parts, each of said adjustable coperating parts provided with a vserrated face, means extending through the frame and said coperating parts for securing each of said coperating parts to the vehicle frame With its serrated face engaging the similarly formed face of said first mentionedv part, and resilient means for securing said bar to said coper-J ating parts.

4. A vehicle fender, comprising an impact bar and resilient arms adjustably secured to said-bar and supporting means for said arms Secured thereto and to the vehicle frame, said means comprising matin parts provided with coperating serrate faces, one of said par being arranged t0 coperate With the vehicle frame and means for securing said engaging parts to theV OSCAR A. Ross.l

Witnesses:

ROY W. HILL, .CHARLES I. COBB. 

